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Personalized Photo & Charm Bracelets

by Kristi on January 11, 2011 · 1 comment


One of my favorite Christmas gifts that I found this year was a beautiful charm bracelet with space to put photos of loved ones in it! Both my Mom and MIL have BRAG Bracelets that we got a few years back that we updated their charms on this year but my sister always seemed to [...]

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Kindergarten Readiness?

by Kristi on January 10, 2011 · 1 comment


Is your preschooler ready for Kindergarten? I love our school and the administrators are always so nice. Heather Churney is looking for Mom’s Groups in the Orange County, California area to speak at regarding your preschoolers. I know there are a lot of MOPS and MOMS groups out there and Heather would be a great [...]

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A Few Updates from December 2010

by Kristi on January 9, 2011 · 0 comments


Just a quick note that I backdated a few posts into last month. If you are just visiting you may have missed them! I think I’m done with backdating but I had to do a few recaps of her 5th birthday and Christmas things! Happy 5th Birthday, Sammie! Sam’s Holiday Recitals Thanksgiving 2010

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Merry Christmas!

by Kristi on December 24, 2010 · 1 comment


We already had one stop tonight and the kids (and us!) are overwhelmed with beautiful presents but most of all, we had a lovely time eating turkey dinner and just enjoying some quiet time with family today! We had tons of fun giving gifts today, including baking some yummy banana nut bread. Tomorrow we look [...]

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Straight No Chaser: Christmas Music and MORE

by Kristi on December 6, 2010 · 0 comments


Wow! I heard the 12 Days of Christmas from Straight No Chaser on XM Radio a few nights ago. I ‘Shazam’d’ it right away and thought about it for a few minutes, looked over their other songs, and bought the full album ‘Holiday Spirits’!! I figured I have to slowly build up my Christmas music [...]

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Rock Your Heart with the Wii

by Kristi on November 29, 2010 · 0 comments


I’m late to the Wii party. I don’t have one. I hardly play one. But APPARENTLY there is this kinda super awesome Wii Fit program that yells at you and kicks your ass to loose weight. Or something. Have you heard of it? Apparently it was all the rage LAST year which makes sense why [...]

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Wisdom of the masses…. HELP! I used to have my contacts in Outlook. Then, I moved to an iPhone and I had duplicate contacts and I never used Outlook anymore so I kept them in Google/Gmail.  My computer freaked out and I lost all my data, including Outlook, so I had my backup from Google [...]

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Thanksgiving 2010

by Kristi on November 25, 2010 · 0 comments


We went to Big Bear for Thanksgiving again this year. I am actually writing this in January but backdating the post so it’s in the right month! We had a delightful time and were not snowed in this time. Probably because we ended up leaving early to miss the big storm! We did sledding, snow [...]

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Thankful

by Kristi on November 24, 2010 · 1 comment


I’m thankful for my amazing family. My husband who is so patient, thoughtful, and smart. My daughter who luckily gets her sense of humor and smart brain from her father, her empathy from (both!) of her Grandmothers, and her beautiful smile. My son for his sweet and loving personality, his inquisitive nature, and his ability [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Ring Pops

by Kristi on November 17, 2010 · 1 comment


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Dark Chocolate & Caramel Christmas Apple

by Kristi on November 15, 2010 · 1 comment


Oh yes, they did. They sent me another apple this year.  Mrs Prindable’s actually sent me another one of their beautifully made Dark Chocolate Delight caramel apple deliciousness. I received it on my doorstep and that night I went over to my Mom’s house for a family dinner so it was a perfect gift to [...]

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TED Video: Simon Sinkey

by Kristi on November 12, 2010 · 0 comments


Nice video from Simon Sinkey on how great leaders inspire action. Worth watching!

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Happy Halloween!

by Kristi on October 31, 2010 · 2 comments


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We went on the most amazing, luxurious vacation to the Island of Anguilla in the Caribbean last April.  I mentioned it very briefly back in May and posted my full photos in Facebook but never got the chance to do a writeup.  The reason I feel compelled to now? My sister is going to Anguilla to [...]

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How to Teach your Child Not to Be a Bully

by Kristi on October 10, 2010 · 5 comments


Were you bullied by other kids when you were young? Or were you the bullier? I feel so sad and affected by the stories we have heard about of these suicides in the last few weeks.  I was lucky in a few ways that I was firmly in the middle of social chain growing up. [...]

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